Roeh Art

Have you ever looked at the ‘blurb” alongside a painting and read, “this colour means...” as if it’s a universally acknowled truth?

I am continually drawn to paint flowers, especially wild flowers. Many are so beautiful, that it’s hard to see why we call them weeds.

Constraint is the opposite of infinite choice. It would seem logical to conclude that any constraint would limit creativity, but...

I only have myself to blame for some of the rubbish I've acquired over the years!

It's easy to look at the finished works of artists and assume that everything they try works, but this just isn't the case.

If you tell someone you're an artist, they think you spend all day, every day, stood at an easel painting. The reality ...

After a while, most artists begin to realise ... that perhaps some of the most useful items can be found outside of an art supply shop...

When I start to plan a painting, I often do some research. I'm always surprised by what turns up and it adds to my pleasure in painting.

Staycation or vacation? Holidays became popular as paid leave was introduced and holiday camps started providing relatively cheap places...

The reaction I usually get is: "You mean you can't see images in your head? I thought everyone could do that!"

Beginnings Created in Fire began as a pair of sketches reflecting on a time where it had seemed to be one (difficult) thing after...

"Price is what you pay. Value is what you get." Warren Buffet The real thing I've never forgotten the first time I heard a live orchestra...

Messages in bottles are hardly an efficient way to communicate, but when we are struggling, even the most articulate can find ...see more

How much of what we do really matters; how do we distinguish this from the things that are trivial (but harmless), and most importantly...

If you hang around artists for any length of time, sooner or later, someone will talk about values ... see more

This week has been spent assembling a short book for Easter! (I know this is ridiculously early, especially as I usually refuse to do...

For me, a painting often starts with a trip out to a place of beauty. See more...

Art speaks a language that surpasses the written or spoken word. see more...